http://www.thenewdominion.net a blog about xinjiang Tue, 19 Jul 2011 04:09:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.thenewdominion.net/694/josh-summers-review-of-wang-gangs-english/ http://www.thenewdominion.net/694/josh-summers-review-of-wang-gangs-english/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:11:16 +0000 Porfiriy http://www.thenewdominion.net/694/josh-summers-review-of-wang-gangs-english/ One of the very few fictional portraits of Xinjiang hit the shelves in the English language just a few days ago, and Josh Summers of Far West China has a review of it up at Danwei. Summers celebrates the persuasive portrayal of human relationships against the gritty backdrop of the Cultural Revolution but regrets that Wang fails to capture anything specifically "Xinjiang" in his story with the exception of one half-Uyghur character noted more for her beauty than her potentially unique ethnic perspective. On the blog itself, Josh also points out a puzzling lack of familiarity with the novel in Xinjiang despite the book being set there and having won several national awards.

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